US Online Sunday Briefing: Winter Championships Begin

"Chuckies44" is the biggest winner thus far in the Winter Online Championships at WSOP.com.

The Winter Online Championships kicked off on Sunday at WSOP.com in Nevada and New Jersey with its first three events. The festival features 47 events from Feb. 10-24 with over $1.5 million in guaranteed prize pools.

The highlight of the festival is the $525 Winter OC Main Event featuring a $200,000 guarantee on Feb. 24. The winner of this event will not only walk away with a huge chunk of change but also a Champion's Belt.

"Chuckies44" is the biggest winner thus far in the Winter Online Championships after shipping the Winter OC #2 - $125,000 NLH Sunday Special Edition on Sunday for $39,075.

WSOP.com Winter OC #1 - $30,000 NLH

Date

Feb. 10

Buy-in

$30

Guarantee

$30,000

Entries

1,484

Prize pool

$49,588

ITM

100

The WSOP.com Winter OC #1 - $30,000 NLH kicked off the Winter Online Championships with a bang. The tournament attracted a massive field and almost doubled its $15,000 guarantee with 503 entrants, plus 981 rebuys and 287 add-ons generating a $49,588 prize pool. A total of 100 players cashed for a minimum of $104.

After nearly 7 1/2 hours of play, Ryan "sychosid" Hohner shipped the tournament for a five-figure haul of $11,901.

Also at the final table was Michael "SnakePlisken" Bees finishing in eighth place for $1,041.

WSOP.com Winter OC #2 - $125,000 NLH Sunday Special Edition

Date

Feb. 10

Buy-in

$320

Guarantee

$125,000

Entries

521

Prize pool

$156,300

ITM

60

The WSOP Winter OC #2 - $125,000 NLH Sunday Special Edition was by far the biggest tournament at American-regulated online poker rooms of the weekend. The tournament was a huge success with the 368 entrants and 153 rebuys creating a $156,300 prize pool.

After almost 8 1/2 hours of play, "chuckies44" became the biggest single tournament winner of the weekend on these sites by shipping the tournament for $39,075. Joining this player on the podium was Joseph "megolaman1ac" Liberta claiming bronze for $13,286.

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The BorgataPoker.com/partypoker/PlayMGM Sunday $35K GTD featured $5,000 in added value with 150 entries (108 entrants + 42 reentries) coming shy of meeting the $35,000 guarantee. A total of 18 players cashing for at least $438.

After almost eight hours of play, Michael "pay4medsch00l" Lavenburg shipped the event for $7,455. Also on the podium were Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo in second place for $5,075 and Vladimir "Donate_here" Alexandrov in third place for $3,815.

Ryan "TheSims" Hohner earned his second mention this report with a fourth-place finish for $3,150, while Brian "pure_reason" Wood bowed out in seventh place for $1,925.

If you play regulated online poker tournaments in Delaware, Nevada, or New Jersey and would like your real name appearing in future articles, please contact Jason Glatzer via email at jason.glatzer@pokernews.com or via Twitter under @JaxonPoker.

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